Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 251)

April 12 5 [1865]

Capt Winsor

Dear Sir,

I am informed
by a lady that Haliburton Fales of New York
Rep. of lot 518 Beech Av^e, met H.N. Gardner
a few days ago at the Gate, who represented him-
self as "the Gardener", and engaged him to take
charge of his lot. The lady says she [orders?]
Fales (I do not understand which as I did not
see her) is very indignant to learn that he
is not "the Gardener", and she desires me
to ask you to see that he does not enter upon
the lot. She positively forbids his touching it.
She wishes the Corporation to take care of it.

I think you will have to put the permit
rule in force. Gardner has not been after one,
this year.

Will you please ask Mr Safford
to have the March orders of interm^t ready
for me tomorrow morn (Fast Day.)

Truly yours

A.J. Coolidge

April 14 5 [1865]

Capt. Winsor

Dear Sir,

Mrs Anne Richards
who purchased a little lot of 50 ft. on Linden Path,
(no 3545) last fall, wishes to remove the body of
her husband from Lot no. 1254 to that lot -- together
with the headstone. His name was Thomas Bates.
She is in very modest circumstances, and as
the remains have been desposited about 16 yrs.
a rough ^^small board box will be sufficient.

1^st Can you make one at the shop?
2^d Will you please look at the stone before
you come in tomorrow, and estimate the
whole expense, and inform me when you
come in, & she will send in for the same --

If the rule ^^case will admit, make the charge for removal
less than price of two interments, & other expenses as
low as possible. She intends to pay the bill of grading in a few days.

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

Mr Murdock will meet
you here tomorrow at 1 o'clock
on the subject of your note to him.

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